Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, encompassing a four-block area of Manhattan that sits at the crossroads of two distinctly different communities—East Harlem and the Upper East Side—is an international leader in medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care.

The School occupies a unique place at the heart of the Mount Sinai Health System, which is comprised of seven storied hospitals and New York City's most extensive outpatient, urgent care, and ambulatory facilities located throughout the New York Metropolitan area. Each year, approximately four million patients visit Mount Sinai's hospitals, providing students with a citywide campus. Here, students learn their craft serving patients in some of the nation's most diverse communities, including East and Central Harlem, Elmhurst, Queens, Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea and the East Village, while being immersed in Mount Sinai's culture of innovation in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of human illness.

World-class faculty whose accomplishments span the entire biomedical spectrum, from research and clinical care, to activism and global health, serve as teachers and mentors, setting high standards for extraordinary educational programs. Bold thinking, scholarly exploration, collaboration, and self-directed learning are encouraged and supported, along with a commitment to serving local and global communities. The School's mission is to produce physicians and scientists who are prepared to enter society as informed advocates and activists, able to advance clinical care and science, and capable of promoting change.

In 2015, the School ranked No. 1 nationwide in funding per principal investigator among U.S. medical schools, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges, and received nearly $290 million in annual funding from the National Institutes of Health. Notably, within the graduating class of 2016, 64 percent produced at least one publication and two-thirds matched to their first or second choices in medical residencies.

We believe that diversity of thought, experience, and demographics is the key to progress and innovation in medical education, patient care, and biomedical research. It is critically important to creating an environment of learning and discovery that challenges convention and offers students the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential to impact the health of the world. This commitment to diversity is at the heart of our recruitment and admissions efforts, and every year it brings together a class of bright, motivated, and deeply passionate students who learn from each other.

Over the years, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's medical students have pioneered programs that reach beyond hospital walls to serve patients in their homes. The School's successful East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership—a student-run, physician-supervised free clinic for uninsured East Harlem residents—continues to drive clinical care, outcomes research, entrepreneurship, and technological development. Our Human Rights and Social Justice Scholars Program offers first-year students a comprehensive curriculum on health equity, human rights, and social justice through service, policy, advocacy, coursework, and mentorship.

We offer formal curricular training in research and data analysis, patient safety and quality improvement, racism in medicine, leadership and economics in medical practice, advocacy and activism, and global health.

To counterbalance the pressures of medical education, the School recently established IcahnBeWell, a student wellness program offering holistic resources that follow the six pillars of wellness: spiritual, emotional, physical, professional, social, and financial.

With more than 600 postdoctoral fellows and 2,000 residents and clinical fellows, the Icahn School of Medicine offers a rich educational experience with unlimited possibilities for growth and achievement throughout the Mount Sinai Health System's vast network of hospitals and health care facilities. The School's 23 multidisciplinary institutes work together with 34 academic departments to unite expertise and skill, spurring creativity and discovery.

Exceptional educational opportunities and a progressive curriculum provide students with a firm foundation for success so they can advance the practice of medicine and produce dramatically better outcomes for patients.